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10/13/2026

Attention pharmacists! 📢 Earn free continuing education. This new CDC training helps you support patients who are managing pain, tapering their opioid treatment, or being treated for opioid use disorder.

Learn more at: https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/hcp/trainings/pharmacist-role-pain-management.html

10/13/2026

It’s official. My book is LIVE on Amazon.

Back to Duty: What Every Safety-Sensitive Employee Should Know About the DOT Return-to-Duty Process.

For years I have sat across from school bus drivers, truck drivers, pilots, pipeline workers, mechanics, and transit operators who got blindsided by this process. Nobody handed them a map. They did not know their rights, their timeline, or what came next.

So, I wrote the map.

This is a plain-language guide to the DOT Return-to-Duty process, written for the safety-sensitive employee who actually has to live it, not the lawyer, not the regulator. If you drive, fly, ride the rails, or move the freight that keeps this country running, this book was written for you. So, if you have a DOT drug, alcohol or refusal to test violation, this guide is definitely for you.

Grab your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Back-Duty-Safety-Sensitive-Return-Duty/dp/B0HMK8RTK8

10/09/2026

ASK A SAP!®

Right now, 166,925 CDL drivers are stuck. Unable to work. All because they have not started the one process that gets them back on the road.

New FMCSA data shows 210,007 drivers are in prohibited status, and 79.5 percent of them have not even begun the Return-to-Duty process.

Here is the part that matters. For most of them, it is not because they do not want to. It is because no one ever explained it to them. The process is confusing, it feels impossible, and the people who need it most are left in the dark.

If that is you, or someone you know, please hear this: there is a clear path back, and you do not have to figure it out alone.

That is exactly why I wrote a book.

Back to Duty: What Every Safety-Sensitive Employee Should Know About the DOT Return-To-Duty Process breaks down the entire DOT Return-to-Duty process in plain language, written for the safety-sensitive employee, across all six DOT operating administrations. No jargon. Just the facts you need to get back to work the right way.

It is coming soon to Amazon.

Want to be the first to know when it launches? Comment “notify me” below and I will personally make sure you know the day it is available.

ASK A SAP!®

10/07/2026

Veterans with VGLI: no premiums due 1 November 2026 through 31 January 2027!

I received a letter from the Prudential Office of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, and I called to confirm the details. A representative verified that VGLI premiums are waived from 1 November 2026 through 31 January 2027. Regularly scheduled payments resume in February 2027.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is providing this three-month Premium Holiday for eligible Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) insureds in recognition of Veterans Day and the 250th anniversary of the United States.

Key facts:
• The Premium Holiday applies only to VGLI.
• Your coverage must be active as of 1 November 2026. If you cancel or your coverage lapses on or before 31 October 2026, you are not eligible.
• Coverage continues with no change during the Premium Holiday.
• The waiver is applied automatically. No action is required to qualify.
• Past-due balances are not eliminated. Pay them promptly to stay eligible and keep coverage active.

If you pay through your bank's bill pay feature, stop those recurring payments beginning 1 November 2026 and restart them effective 1 February 2027.

Questions or past-due balances: log in at myvgli.prudential.com or call 800-419-1473, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday.

Tag a veteran who needs to see this! 👇

09/30/2026

Upcoming October Opioid Response Network trainings and events w/ORN partners

Mark your calendars for these October trainings and events sponsored by Opioid Response Network (ORN) partners:

🗓️ Thursday, 10/1 at 3:00 PM EDT: “Beyond Screening: Implementing a Response to Substance Use Coercion in Clinical Practice” from the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM)

🗓️ Friday, 10/9 at 11:00 AM EDT: “Contingency Management” from the Grayken Center for Addiction TTA at Boston Medical Center

🗓️ Wednesday, 10/14 at 9:00 AM EDT: “Essentials of Treating Stimulant Use Disorder” from the Grayken Center for Addiction TTA at Boston Medical Center

🗓️ Wednesday, 10/14 at 12:00 PM EDT: “Out of the Shadows: Opioid Use Disorder, Stimulants and Teens” from the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)

🗓️ Thursday, 10/15 at 5:00 PM EDT: “Office Hours: Stimulant Focus” from the Grayken Center for Addiction TTA at Boston Medical Center

🗓️ Wednesday, 10/21 at 12:00 PM EDT: “How to Start Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Your Emergency Department Today” from the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)

🗓️ Wednesday, 10/21 at 3:00 PM EDT: “The Fundamentals of Wound Care” from the Grayken Center for Addiction TTA at Boston Medical Center

🗓️ Wednesday, 10/28 at 3:00 PM EDT: “Disclosure Processes During Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery” from the Recovery Research Institute

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4bXHjpO

American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine - AOAAM | Boston Medical Center | American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) | Recovery Research Institute

09/29/2026

If your Clearinghouse status says "prohibited," you are one of 210,007 CDL/CLP holders in that spot. Nearly 8 out of 10 of them have not taken the first step.

Here is the fact: time does not clear a violation, and changing jobs does not clear it. The only way back to safety-sensitive work is the Return-To-Duty process, and it starts with a qualified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP).

Once you are back, follow-up testing is part of the plan. Follow-up drug test violations have gone up every year since 2020. Take that plan seriously. It is how you keep the job you worked to get back.

Not sure where to start? Drop your question in the comments.

If you have questions pertaining to DOT Alcohol & Drug Testing Regulation, the Role of an SAP or the Return-To-Duty process, ASK A SAP!®

Source: FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, January 2026 Monthly Report

09/29/2026

FACT CHECK: C.H. Robinson and TQL were NOT indicted. 🚛

Videos going around say the brokers got "hit with RICO" and that six other companies were named in an indictment. Here is what actually happened:

✅ Six carriers filed a CIVIL RICO lawsuit in federal court in Texas on 23 September 2026.
✅ Those six carriers are the ones suing. They are not accused of anything.
✅ No criminal charges have been filed. Nothing has been proven.

Drivers, one thing to remember: your Clearinghouse record follows your CDL. A carrier changing its name or DOT number does not change your record.

Read the full breakdown on the blog: https://www.willrothconsulting.com/post/a-rico-lawsuit-is-not-an-indictment-what-the-c-h-robinson-and-tql-case-means-for-safety-sensitive

If you have questions pertaining to DOT Alcohol & Drug Testing Regulation, the Role of an SAP or the Return-To-Duty process, ASK A SAP!®

09/17/2026

Addiction Professionals Day is on September 20!

As we celebrate Recovery Month, take a moment to recognize the counselors, peer support specialists, educators, prevention professionals, recovery coaches, and other dedicated professionals who help individuals and families navigate recovery every day. Their compassion, expertise, and commitment make a lasting difference in communities across the country.

Join us on September 20 in thanking the addiction-focused workforce for all they do.

https://www.naadac.org/national-addiction-professionals-day

09/16/2026

“Help is available, Treatment works, Recovery is possible.” We 💙 NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals

Recovery is possible. Every day, millions of people are building healthier, more fulfilling lives in recovery. This Recovery Month, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and determination of individuals, families, and communities affected by substance use and mental health challenges.

09/16/2026

I wrote a book, and it is for you.

Whether you are behind the steering wheel of a school bus, an 18-wheeler, in the cockpit of a plane, at the helm of an oil tanker, at the throttle of a train, in the operating compartment of a subway car, or at the emergency control valves of a natural gas pipeline, if you are a safety-sensitive employee, this book was written for you.

Facing a DOT drug or alcohol violation can feel overwhelming and impossible to understand. I wrote Back to Duty to change that.

It is a plain-language guide to the DOT Return-to-Duty process, written so that any safety-sensitive employee, under any of the six DOT operating administrations, can understand their rights, their responsibilities, and exactly what to expect. No confusing jargon. Just the facts you need to protect your career.

I believe it is the first book of its kind written specifically for you, the safety-sensitive employee.

It is coming soon to Amazon.

Want to be the first to know when it launches? Comment "notify me" below and I will personally make sure you know the day it is available.

ASK A SAP!®